Bridging loan specialist firm Apex says both mortgage and rental fraud have risen in the last year.
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Property business duo face FCA prosecution over mortgage fraud
An investigation by the FCA found that Larry Barreto and Tassib Hussein had helped clients apply for a mortgage via bogus paperwork.
Read MoreEstate agent caught up in £800,000 mortgage fraud case
London firm says it followed GDPR rules but still fraudster managed to get access to a property to steal details that helped mortgage fraud.
Read MoreConveyancer struck off after helping criminal gangs launder drug cash
Ross Ian Mackay has accepted his role in a prolific scam that saw some 80 properties bought via mortgage fraud from the early noughties onwards.
Read MoreConveyancers advise agents about most recent scams facing industry
Conveyancing Association says fraud is a significant threat to the industry and has issued revised guidance on how to tackle it including using 'selfies' to validate documents.
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